Stop the Attack on Clean Energy at the CPUC 7/3

Update: The CPUC will meet again to consider residential rate proposals on Friday, July 3rd, and members of the public can give comment. (Please note that while you can continue to submit comments through email, those who offered comments at the June 25th meeting will not be able to speak at the July 3rd meeting.)

The California Public Utilities Commission(CPUC) is considering a proposal to adopt a residential rate structure backed by utilities that would undermine solar and energy efficiency. The proposal would allow utilities to implement a fixed charge of up to $10 per month, reducing the incentive to save energy or install solar.

Commissioner Peter Florio has made an alternative proposal that would maintain the general form of the existing tiered rate structure and implement a minimum bill, instead of a fixed charge, to allow utilities to recover costs associated with maintaining the grid, without penalizing conservation.

What You Can Do

Submit written comments to the CPUC-with the Sierra Club action alert or through email(mention Rulemaking 12-06-013) to public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov.

Talking Points:

The proposal to add a $10 fixed charge and collapse tiers would have the impact of discouraging rooftop solar and energy efficiency measures.

The proposal is regressive and hurts low energy users and families that have invested in climate solutions like energy efficiency.